Shark Attack Kills Diver Off Florida Coast

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 25) - An Austrian tourist died Monday after
being bitten by a shark while diving near the Bahamas in waters that had been
baited with bloody fish parts to attract the predators.

Markus Groh, 49, a Vienna lawyer and diving enthusiast, was on a commercial
dive trip Sunday when he was bitten about 50 miles off the coast of Fort
Lauderdale, said Karlick Arthur, Austrian counsel general in Miami.

The company's Web site says it offers the opportunity to get "face to face"
with sharks. The site explains that its hammerhead and tiger shark expeditions
in the Bahamas are "unique shark trips ... run exclusively for shark enthusiasts
and photographers."

To ensure "the best results we will be 'chumming' the water with fish and
fish parts," the Web site explains. "Consequently, there will be food in the
water at the same time as the divers.

And nobody thought this was a bad idea before this happened?? Hmm...